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THE CLARION The Magazine of The Parish of St Mary The Boltons
rooted in faith • open in thought • reaching out in service September 2016
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From the Church Wardens
In many churches all over the country there will
be services to give thanks for the harvest next
month. Field and garden and orchard, and in
some places the harvest of river and sea will be
celebrated. But what of another harvest: the
harvest of the soul?
St Paul taught us that the fruits of a life lived in
the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control. He reminded us too that what
we sow we reap. As we prepare to mark the
gathering in of the harvest of the earth at the
start of autumn, perhaps we should not lose
sight of the harvest of our souls. Just as the real
agricultural harvest may actually be very remote
from our daily lives, perhaps at this season we
should ask ourselves how we in our daily lives
reflect the teaching of Jesus; if nothing else,
using St Paul as our guide.
In recent weeks at St Mary’s we have been
reminded of the importance of paying attention,
to God in prayer, listening to God, as well as
talking to him with lists of petitions and
requests. We have been reminded that the
Virgin Mary paid attention to the calling of God
and gave birth to his Son, and of course that
God paid attention to Mary to make this
happen.
In the complex 21st century world in which we
live, we a need an army of agricultural workers
and others in a lengthy chain actually to bring
food to us, from the field to the plate. So too, if
we desire the fruits of a life lived in the Spirit.
We need the work of the church to explore
the meaning of the Gospel for every
generation, to remind us of the teaching of
Christ, to provide space for worship. Aside
from the question of whether we choose to
pay attention to this teaching and this work,
another question hangs in the air. Are we
paying attention to the church and her needs?
This year at St Mary’s we will celebrate the
harvest over the first weekend of October and
all the offerings that you bring will be given
away to support the work of local charities.
www.christchurchcamforth.co.uk
St Mary’s itself also needs resources, both for
the coming year and to prepare the ground for
the arrival of a new vicar. If you have not
already contributed to our Planned Giving
Programme earlier in the year, please consider
doing so now. We need to make up the
shortfall in our annual budgets in recent years
so that we can demonstrate a stable financial
position that will inevitably come to the fore as
we prepare for the process of appointing a new
vicar. Unrestricted donations for funding our
general needs are the most helpful, but if you
wish to make a donation for a specific purpose,
for example to continue the Sunday soloists,
please contact either of the churchwardens.
The life of the spirit – the harvest of the soul –
can grow and develop in many different ways
and at St Mary’s there are many opportunities
to do so by participating in our corporate life.
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This may also allow that growth that to happen
by giving of ourselves. We need volunteers to
fill rotas for a variety of duties, from reading
lessons to leading intercessions, from making
coffee to preparing Parish lunch on a Sunday.
Training and support will be offered for
anybody taking on a new role. Whatever your
skill, this autumn please consider how you
might offer it for the continuing work of the
church in this part of London.
This autumn, as we give thanks for the fruits of
the earth and in recognition of all that St Mary’s
means to us, let us all offer something of
ourselves to help support the future of St
Mary’s.
Ann Mulcare and Leo Fraser-Mackenzie
Harvest Festival Event We are organising an afternoon event on
Saturday 1 October, decorating the church in
the morning, followed by a Harvest Tea in the
afternoon, and possibly some entertainment.
More information will be following and will be
in the Sunday pew sheets.
Background to a Creationtide ‘Creation Time’ is a concept that was
introduced in the Eastern Orthodox Church by
the late Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople,
Demetrios I in 1989. Ten years later the
European Christian Environmental Network
widened this proposal, urging churches to
adopt a Time for Creation stretching from 1
September to the feast of St Francis on 4
October, and this was finally endorsed by the
3rd European Ecumenical Assembly in 2007 with
the recommendation that the period be
dedicated to prayer for the protection of
Creation and the promotion of sustainable
lifestyles that reverse our contribution to
climate change. The start and end dates reflect
that this is a shared idea between Western and
Eastern Christianity. The Church of England,
through its participation in Churches Together
in Britain and Ireland, adopted the concept in
2008. While its adoption was in part driven by
the complex environmental crises facing the
human race, Creationtide draws on much
deeper roots in Scripture and in older Christian
traditions of the relationship between God,
humanity and the created order.
Launching material for worship in
Creationtide in 2016 earlier this year, The
Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of
Salisbury and the Church of England's lead
bishop on the environment, said that
‘Celebrating Creationtide marks a shift in
the Christian understanding of our
relationship to creation under God. The
consequences of teaching over recent
centuries that humanity has been given
domination over creation are clear in the
complex environmental crisis we now face.
It is important that Christians rediscover
older traditions of a godly relationship of
humanity to the wider created order.’
Leo Fraser-Mackenzie
Holiday Churches
Visiting Florence for the first time earlier this
year, I had the good fortune to stay in a hotel
opposite the Basilica Santa Maria Novella, which
is the city’s main Dominican church. The
Basilica is a magnificent building, inside and out,
full of wonderful art. Being so close, I was able
to attend a Sunday morning mass which, in
contrast to the building, was simple. A single
priest, lay people reading and a (very) small
choir: just some singers clustered round the
organ console (with a microphone!). The
service sheet was in Italian, a language I don’t
know, but the service itself was virtually the
same as at St. Mary’s. Apart from a rather long
sermon, I could follow everything and had an
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immediate sense of belonging and closeness
with a sister church. I happily received
communion, which was a joyful experience with
which to end my few days in the city.
Then, two months later, I was staying overnight
in Chamalières, once a small village but now a
heavily developed suburb of the French city of
Clermont-Ferrand. Almost hidden by all the
new buildings, the centre of the village survives.
Sitting outside a small bar next to the village
church, it was a pleasant place to enjoy a late
afternoon drink. When I realised the church
was open, I went inside. It is a very simple old
building, serene and peaceful, and has been a
listed building since 1840. I was the only person
there so, instead of praying silently, I thought
why not converse with God out loud. I had
never felt or been able to do this before and it
was a very special and memorable experience.
Anthony Williams
Interior
Chamalières-sur-Loire
How Should we Read the Bible? (1)
Christianity is a historically based religion,
founded on the person and acts of Jesus of
Nazareth. It therefore holds the bible in highest
regard as the definitive source of information
about Jesus himself, his Jewish background and
the teaching of prominent Christians in the first
hundred years after his death. It is surprising,
therefore, to discover the enormous
differences within the Church of ways in which
the scriptures are interpreted. Some Protestant
Christians claim to take the whole bible
literally. Most Catholics argue that the bible has
to be interpreted as a whole, by those specially
trained to do so, and some Christians adopt
even more extreme views.
Christian Zionists, for example, focus on
prophecies concerning the future of the Jewish
people. The Puritans were the first to seize on
this point. Keen to read the bible in its original
texts, they sought out Rabbis in Amsterdam to
teach them Hebrew. From them they also
learned that God’s covenant with the Jewish
people was eternal; that Palestine was their
rightful home and that God would eventually
ensure their return. The same idea was picked
up by evangelical Christians in the 1830s, and
influenced such major figures as Lord
Shaftesbury. Perhaps the greatest advance in
the popularity of this thinking came from the
publication by the American Congregational
minister Cyrus I. Scofield, of the Scofield Study
Bible, in 1909.
Here is an example of how his method works.
His commentary on Revelations 19:17 reads as
follows:
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and
he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the
fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come
and gather yourselves together unto the
supper of the great God.
This sounds straightforward enough and is a
text that might well have appealed to Saint
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Francis, but not to Scofield. He picks up on the
word ‘Come’ and expands on it as follows:
Armageddon (the ancient hill and valley of
Megiddo, west of Jordan in the plain of Jezreel) is
the appointed place for the beginning of the great
battle in which the Lord, at His coming in glory, will
deliver the Jewish remnant besieged by the Gentile
world-powers under the Beast and False Prophet
(Revelation 16:13-16; Zechariah 12:1-9).
Apparently the besieging hosts, whose approach to
Jerusalem is described in Isaiah 10:28-32 alarmed
by the signs which precede the Lord's coming
(Matthew 24:29,30) have fallen back to Megiddo,
after the events of Zechariah 14:2 where their
destruction begins; a destruction consummated in
Moab and the plains of Idumea (Isaiah 63:1-6).
This battle is the first event in "the day of Jehovah"
(Isaiah 2:12) and is the fulfilment of the smiting-
stone prophecy of Daniel 2:35.
The implication is quite clear: that the
writings of these biblical authors were not
only verbally inspired, but can be woven
together in our day to make a precise
narrative of events still in the future, each
one bearing a meaning that cannot
possibly have been intended by the
original authors, two millennia earlier.
All this might seem harmless enough.
However, the Christian Zionism of its day
had a great influence on the thinking of
David Lloyd George and Lord Balfour, when
promising in 1919 to create a national home
for the Jewish people in Palestine. It is
deeply implicated in the politics of the
American Republican Party today. In a poll
conducted by Zogby (a much respected
American pollster), 31% of those surveyed
strongly believed or somewhat believed in
the theme of Christian Zionism defined as
‘the belief that Jews must have all of the
promised land, including all of Jerusalem, to
facilitate the second coming of the Messiah’.
This goes far towards explaining the
extreme reluctance to criticise the modern
state of Israel, which infects the whole
American body politic.
By way of contrast, here is an example of
biblical scepticism carried to extreme
lengths. David Strauss (1808-1874), a
German liberal Protestant theologian and
writer, was a pioneer in what has become
known as the ‘Quest for the Historical
Jesus’. He approached his study of the New
Testament from a position of general
Enlightenment scepticism, doubting any and
all of the supernatural claims made about
Jesus and his actions. Showing no reverence,
he analysed the texts with the aim of
reconstructing the life and teaching of the
‘historical Jesus’ by stripping away the
effects of superstition, ignorance and myth-
making. Controversially, he sought to
explain miracles and prophecies in terms of
the general attempt by his followers to
establish Jesus’ claim to be the Messiah
rather than as events with either naturalistic
or supernatural causes.
For Strauss, the New Testament was a
collection of community responses to Jesus
and the huge desire his followers had for
him to be recognised as the fulfilment of
Jewish history and prophecy. The texts are
best understood as myths, containing a very
small basis in history and a lot of the
authors’ attempts to make sense of their
experiences. It is for ‘scientific’ analysis to
expose this state of affairs and set up a
discussion that can move people beyond a
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Vorstellung (presentation) of Christianity and
towards appreciating its Begriff (underlying
concept).
In the words of Albert Schweitzer (1875-
1965; of whom more later) Strauss ‘was not
the greatest and not the deepest of
theologians, but he was the most absolutely
sincere. His insight and his errors were alike
the insight and errors of a prophet. And he
had a prophet’s fate. Disappointment and
suffering gave his life its consecration. It
unrolls itself before us like a tragedy, in
which, in the end, the gloom is lightened by
the mild radiance which shines forth from
the nobility of the sufferer.’ (The Quest for
the Historical Jesus, Ch.7
www.earlychristianwritings.com/schweitzer)
In the German-speaking world Strauss’
work played a major part in undermining
the dominance of the Protestant churches
in countries such as Prussia and Switzerland.
Secular rulers, who relied on the Church to
provide order and support their authority,
were faced with revolutionary uprisings.
Other radical philosophers, including Marx,
were inspired to press their cases. In
another way, Strauss’ critique of the
historical basis of Christianity contributed
to the development of liberal varieties of
Christianity such as Unitarianism, which
focused on Christ’s ethical teaching rather
than on claims about his divine status. It also
led to some Christians losing their faith
altogether. (Peter and Charlotte Vardy,
Bible Matters, SCM Press, 2015, pp. 146-
149).
I guess that the readers of The Clarion hold a
variety of views on how to interpret
scripture, lying for the most part
somewhere between a thorough-going
literalism and a ‘science-based’ rejection of
much, if not all, of the supernatural
elements in the bible. May I be forgiven for
supposing that some people have not
thought this issue through, and if challenged
could not give a reasoned or coherent
account of where they stand. It is in the
hope of helping people to dig a little more
deeply into these issues that I am offering a
series of short essays in subsequent issues
of The Clarion, setting out the views of some
of the more important thinkers on this
subject throughout the history of the
Christian Churches.
Hugh Beach
It’s Charity Proposal Time for 2017
In October the Charity Committee has to
decide which charities we should recommend
to the PCC for support by raising money for
them during 2017. We can only do this with
your help and suggestions. Please tell us if you
know of an organisation thath you think is a
worthy cause and would justify our support.
Every nomination that meets our PCC
approved criteria is considered very carefully.
For 2017 the Committee is charged with
selecting one local charity to receive one third
of both the 2017 and 2018 Charitable Pots. A
further third will be allocated for smaller one
year only awards, ideally one local and one
overseas. The remaining third of the 2017 Pot
will support Sound Seekers for a second year.
If you made an unsuccessful nomination in the
past, do not be discouraged. Our framework
for giving means that each year we rotate the
projects we support so there is always an
opportunity for a previously unsuccessful
charity to be selected this time. Each charity or
one of its projects should be small enough for
our funds to make a difference; it should
support people on the margins of society and
those who encounter social injustice. UK
projects should be as close to the Parish as
possible and benefit people and organisations in
the Kensington Episcopal area.
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The nomination process is very simple and a
nomination form is enclosed with this issue of
The Clarion. Further copies of the form can be
obtained from the Parish Office in both hard
copy or electronic form. They must be returned
to the Parish Office by Sunday 2 October. The final
decision on which charities we will support is
scheduled to be made by the PCC at its
November meeting. Please understand that
while we are not able to support all charities
for which we receive nominations, the
Committee values and appreciates every
suggestion that is made. The members of the
Charity Committee are Julie Crutchley, Katrina
Quinton, Katrin Roskelly, Edwina Sassoon and
Anthony Williams.
Anthony Williams
Will You Host a Charity Meal?
The Charity Committee has been thinking how
we at St Mary’s could increase the size of our
Charitable Pot. We have come up with the idea
of asking members of the congregation to
consider hosting a ‘charity meal’ at your home.
This does not simply mean inviting other
members of the congregation – although there
is no reason not to – but ideally inviting other
friends, neighbours, acquaintances or work
colleagues.
www.wikipedia.org
The idea is that you host a lunch, tea or dinner
for six or eight people but instead of each guest
saying thank you by bringing a bottle of wine or
other gift, they pay for their meal with the
money then being donated to the Charitable
Pot. Hopefully it will make your guests feel
good, as well as being appreciative of your good
food!
The amount you charge will depend on the
meal being offered but we thought £15-20 per
person could be an appropriate price for a
lunch or dinner. If you are a renowned cook
then maybe you could charge even more?!
If each meal hosted generated around £100,
across the year it could be possible to raise
£1,000. This would be an impressive and
substantial amount and increase the size of the
Pot by some 15%. Will you rise to the challenge
and host a meal?
Anthony Williams
News of Betty Parr
Some of you will remember Betty Parr, a
stalwart of St Mary's for several years. Betty has
been living in Meadbank Care Home on
Parkgate Road, Battersea, after surgery and a
fall made her too frail to remain living at home.
She has settled in very well and enjoys all the
activities on offer, especially bingo; ‘I usually
win’ says Betty with a twinkle in her eye! Betty
has a very strong faith and therefore much
enjoys the regular church services provided at
Meadbank by the clergy from St Mary's
Battersea.
Although unable to walk unaided now, Betty is
as sharp as ever and it is hard to believe she
will be 94 in September. If anyone from St
Mary's would like to pop in to say hello, I am
sure she would be delighted to see you.
Fiona Parsons
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London Diocesan Synod
The third session in the triennium of the
London Diocesan Synod was held on Tuesday
19 July at St Mellitus College, Collingham Road.
These meetings are always well organised and
well attended. The atmosphere is friendly and
relaxed, and as a relatively new member, I was
pleased to recognise several of the attendees.
The session commenced at 6pm and after a
welcome and introduction by Revd Christopher
Smith (Vicar of St Alban’s, Holborn), the
meeting got underway.
Capital Vision 2020 is always high on the
agenda and technology plays a large part in
presentation. A film provided a positive update
on the past year, focusing on the experience of
faith online via the Capital 2020 website, which
describes: 'The Christian faith as an
adventure. A journey into the mystery of the
love of God. We are never alone on our
journey through life'. There was also active
promotion of becoming a new ambassador,
which is an active programme encouraging
people to Pray, Grow, Connect and Live. This
is done with the help and support of one’s
home church and it is encouraging to see how
young many of the people are who respond.
There was a very interesting and thought-
provoking introduction to ‘Schools – a shared
vision’. This is an area in which the church is
looking for renewal, reform and a new vision
for education. The Archdeacon of London, Ven
Luke Miller, set out the priorities to which he is
working as Chair of the LDBS (London
Diocesan Board for Schools), and explained as
key piece of its work the church’s engagement
with schools, as carried out by the national
church.
This was an interactive session in which we
were invited to consider what we feel we
should be looking to give and develop in
schools as Christians. The response was varied
and thought-provoking. Are we looking simply
to set standards for morals in society and a
Christian way of life, or to actively promote the
teachings of Christ and Christianity? The
responses were varied and when we broke for
refreshment, I felt that we had been really
involved and that our individual input really
counted. It was an appropriate time to break
for refreshments.
In the second half of the evening we discussed
our role in society as an Eco-church, and our
success regarding saving on energy. This
included technology such as computers, and
sound systems. There followed a motion on
climate change with discussion on global
warming and the consequential suffering caused
to the population who is poor. We concluded
with a lively discussion on the part the church
will play with regard to Brexit.
When I became a member of the London
Diocesan Synod, last autumn, I had little idea
what to expect and attended my first meeting
with some trepidation. I am pleased to report
that this is a lively, progressing group of people
of all ages, who come together to give of their
best.
Ann Mulcare
Silent Prayer
As Ann Mulcare wrote in the July/August
Clarion, we are making space for regular
meetings for silent prayer in the church.
What is it about?
It is being silent together and being open to our
spiritual journey with God.
When I first joined a silent prayer group I was
not sure quite what I was meant to be doing,
but I enjoyed the time just to be with myself
and others. Gradually I became aware of how
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powerful such quietness can be and how it can
enrich my spiritual life.
I found this writing by Sylvia Ostertag in her
book Living Silence, which helped me.
It is enough to listen to the silence.
Silence comes to fetch us, where we
have just been with our thoughts and
feelings.
It is enough to listen to the silence.
Silence brings us to where we are now,
right here in this place, this morning.
It is enough to listen to the silence.
Silence embraces what wants
to become. Whatever this day brings us
is held, and always has been, in
this silence now.
It is enough to listen to this silence.
As Christians we need to pray for our Church
and life together. We need to be rooted in and
open to God's love and try to discern our way
forward as a community. Prayer is a very
important part of this.
Everyone is welcome; please join us in church
on 21 September, 19 October, 16 November
and 14 December
11.0am -12.0md
We look forward to being with you then.
Ann Tait
Out in the Garden…
Out in my (Leo’s) garden the apples are
swelling and blushing red, and even the self-
sown tomatoes are nearly ripe, and the dogs
come in with wet feet in the morning – the
season of dews and mellow fruitfulness is upon
us.
Out in the church garden, however, the effect
that we human beings can have on the
environment is all too visible. The lawns are
largely enclosed with security fencing, and
scaffolding and planking are piled up
everywhere. This is the result of the work
being done to install new access ladders for the
tower and then to install mobile telecom masts
inside the tower. The work is being carried out
by NET CS Ltd and their sub-contractors.
While it is inevitable that their equipment and
the scaffolding have turned parts of the garden
into a construction site, it is good also to be
able to report that the workmen have been
feeding the robin(s), and that the tarmac under
the garden paths has been replaced so well that
there are no signs of the trench that had to be
excavated in order to bring in a new power line
and that great care was taken to build a
protective layer over and around the Memorial
Garden on the north side of church.
Work has so far progressed to time, though
there were a few days when it was too hot to
work on the roof and the cool of church
offered the workers welcome relief, and
sometimes, too, the opportunity to recharge
mobile telephones. The next stage involving the
removal of the windows on all four sides at the
base of the tower will be more tricky. We hope
for good weather in the next few weeks and
eagerly await samples of the material that will
replace the leaded glass windows for the
duration of the mast lease. Elsewhere in this
issue you will find photographs of the inside of
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the tower taken by the building supervisor,
Mark Peploe. These show the modern cabinets
that house the equipment for the telecom
installation, as well as graffiti that appears to be
nearly 70 years old. Look for the graffiti
25-9-48
mV
AGE 14 years
WAR
OVER
Scaffolding will remain in place for another
month, possibly longer.
Leo Fraser-Mackenzie
Sunday School
Sunday School and Little Lambs will restart on
11 September, with the term dates being:
11, 18, 25 September
2, 9, 16 October
23 and 30 October: Half term
6, 13, 20, 27 November
4, 11December
Malcolm Lorden Goddard
Malcolm was a long-standing member of the
congregation of St Mary’s. He was born on 7
August 1926 and died on 13 June 2016. His
funeral was held at St Mary’s on 3 August. One of
the three tributes paid to him on the occasion
follows.
I would like to thank everyone for coming
today to honor Uncle Malcolm’s memory, and I
would also life to give a special thanks to all of
his dear friends and care givers who filled his
final weeks and days with comfort, with peace,
and with love.
My mother first met Uncle Malcolm around
1951 and she so adored him that she would
often state to my sister, Toba, and to me, that
despite the fact she was an only child, she had
been lucky, blessed even, to choose her sibling.
From that early friendship starting so long ago,
blossomed a relationship that has impacted
three generations of our family. For us, Uncle
Malcolm wore many hats. Whether as an
adopted brother, a cherished friend, an uncle,
often times a father figure, and now as a
grandfather to our children, his life, and his
passing has affected each one of us individually
and deeply.
For Toba and me during our childhood, Uncle
Malcolm was larger than life; our time spent
with him was always grand and ethereal. AS
kids we viewed him as part British royalty, part
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, part Peter Pan
and (a tiny) pinch of Henry Higgins thrown in
for good measure. We idolized him. He was
towering, irreplaceable.
Over the years we created so many priceless
memories. I can remember my first trip to
England when I was nine years old. We had
come to spend the summer in London with
Uncle Malcolm, and on the last day, I was filled
with a deep sadness due to our pending
departure and leaving him after such a
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wonderful time together. He took me for a
long walk before we left, and held my hand the
entire way, simply to talk with me. He
reminisced about the lovely time we had all
enjoyed, and shared with me the optimism and
anticipation of being reunited the following
year. Throughout our talk he was reassuring,
nurturing, wise and loving. I remember his
smile, his strength. I always carry the memory
of that walk. It has made me a better father, a
better man.
Toba had a very special relationship with him.
She was always his ‘American goddaughter’, and
they both cherished heir roles. He was proud
of her early political career in Washington,
D.C., and kept track of her favorite politicians,
even in his last week of life. He loved her
passion for social justice, and they frequently
talked when either had a thought to share.
Love of travel was a gift our mother gave Toba
and me at an early age, and Uncle Malcolm was
a large part of that equation over the years.
Toba and Uncle Malcolm enjoyed going to
Scotland together, the three of us had a magical
trip to Disneyland Paris… every excursion was
an adventure, no matter the location.
And there was none who was more charming.
During a trip to Omaha about five years ago, I
phoned him around 6.00 in the evening to let
him know I was coming over to the hotel to
collect him for dinner with our mom and
families, and that I would arrive in about 10
minutes. Terrific, he would meet me in the
lobby. Ten minutes later I entered the lobby of
the hotel and found Malcolm sitting and talking
by the fireplace with a circle of middle aged
couples around him. It appeared he was holding
court, his theatrical charism on full display, and
at the height of his powers. The women were
laughing, and it seemed to me, most obviously,
flirting with him. I extracted him from the scene
and as we walked to the car, I complemented
him that at age 84, in just 10 minutes, he was
able to elicit and entire gaggle of new admirers.
I had never seen anything quite like it. He
turned to me and said with his beautiful, deep,
sonorous, lyrical voice, ‘Sometimes, Michael,
personality is the most important trait’. A
lesson well said and well learned.
The thing that I will always remember about
Uncle Malcolm, is that he loved beauty. He
loved the beauty of dance and of creation, the
beauty of his friendships and his family, the
beauty of hard work and the journey that
accompanies it, the beauty of learning, and of
teaching, the beauty of passion and imagination.
He had the strongest will that I have ever
known. With that will, that strength, that work
ethic, the constant striving for perfection, there
was Uncle Malcolm’s capacity for wonderment,
the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more
beautiful later. Malcolm worked at what he
loved, and his art defined him, so exquisitely, so
genuinely. I believe now that each friend he
loved, in some ways, was also his pupil. He
loved us enough to push us to be better, to
strive a little harder, and to find that small spark
of the divine. Like any great artist, his work
remained an unfinished symphony.
In closing, I think about my daughter, Lillian,
who loves dancing. I believe she may have been
able to pirouette before she could walk. To
watch Uncle Malcolm lovingly guide and instruct
her over the years was such a joy. He was
always the consummate teacher when working
with her, passing along his gift, his knowledge,
his art, and his voice to a new generation. I
know he was so proud of all of those he taught
and with those he shared his love of dance over
the years; that they would be his voice, his true
legacy. I still see that every time I watch my
beautiful daughter dance. He is alive in the
movement of all the dancers who benefitted
from his passion for teaching, his search for the
divine during his career and his lifetime.
I know that my sister’s children, Eleanor and
Teddy, as well as my children, Lillian, Jack, and
Eva, will share their memories of Uncle
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Malcolm, or as he wished to be called, ‘Opa’,
with their own children someday. I hope their
children will hear countless stories of a man
who loved his friends and family deeply, who
lived by a code of ethics and civility that was
both rare and inspiring in this world, and who
had the love of movement flowing so intimately
through his soul, that he worked his entire life
to share and perfect his art with those around
him. He will forever be missed, but never
forgotten by those who knew and loved him.
Michael Cohen, godson
September’s Year’s Mind
Elizabeth Richardson
Joy Macmanaway
Hilda O’Conor
Vera Gregory
Pamela Bryceson
Edward Lidderfale
Allan Campbell
Kevin Kendrick
Kathryn Carr
Michael Quin
Kenneth D’Elkar
Hans Schleger
Alexander Pringle
John Christie
John Christie
Claud Hawker
Angela Lambert
Heather Larkin
Sunday Services
8.00am Eucharist, 10.30am Sung Eucharist
Weekday Services
Usually Morning Prayer is said daily at 8.30am
and Evening Prayer at 5.30pm, except on Public
Holidays.
Two events taking place:
in Bramham Gardens
and Nevern Square
Readings in September
Sunday 4 Sep., 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings at 10.30am Deuteronomy 30. 15-end
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14. 25-33
Sunday 11 Sep., 16th Sunday afterTrinity
Patronal Festival
Readings at 10.30am 1 Chronicles 29. 6-19
Ephesians 2. 19-end
John 2. 13-22
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Sunday 18 Sep., 17th Sunday after Trinity
Readings at 10.30am Amos 8. 4-7
1 Timothy 2. 1-7
Luke 16. 1-13
Sunday 25 Sep., 18th Sunday afterTrinity
Readings at 10.30am Amos 6. 1a, 4-7
1 Timothy 6. 6-19
Luke 16. 19-end Sunday 2 Oct., Harvest Festival, All Age
Worship
Readings at 10.30am Genesis 1. 4b-15
Matthew 6. 25-33
Parish Office
St. Mary’s Church House, 020 7835 1440
The Boltons, SW10 9TB
www.stmarytheboltons.org.uk
Parish Administrator
Parish Office 020 7835 1440
Mon to Fri approx. 9.15am-2.15pm
Director of Music
John Ward 07853 406050
Verger/Caretaker
David Ireton 020 7244 8998
(Day Off Tuesday) 07881 865386
Churchwardens Leo Fraser-Mackenzie 020 7384 3246
Ann Mulcare 020 7937 2005
Members of the PCC Richard Brudenell
Tania Cauberghs
Julie Crutchley
Leo Fraser-Mackenzie
Margarete Geier (Deanery Synod
Representative)
Sheila Gibbs
Joanna Hackett (PCC Secretary)
Ann Mulcare (Deanery Synod
Representative)
Edward Quinton
Katrin Roskelly
Camila Ruz
Judy Rydell (Deanery Synod
Representative)
Ann Tait
Kelly Webb
Anthony Williams
Safeguarding Officer
The St Mary The Boltons’ Safeguarding Officer
is Julie Crutchley. Her role is to help us to
safeguard and promote the welfare of children
and adults at risk. She is the first point of
contact for children, adults at risk and other
members of the congregation regarding
suspicions of abuse and other safeguarding
concerns.
If you have any concerns, please contact Julie
on 07764497413. Alternatively, speak to:
Annette Gordon, Diocesan Safeguarding
Adviser: 020 7932 1224
Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service
(CCPAS) helpline: 0845 120 4550
Family Lives: 0808 800 222
Childline: 0800 1111
Children's Champion
The St Mary The Boltons’ Children’s
Champions are Chris and Katie Fowkes. Their
role is to ensure that the voices and needs of
the children and young people are heard and
reflected in parish life. They can be contacted
via: [email protected] / 07810 831505
Treasurer Carolyn Stubbs 020 7835 0074
Assistant Treasurer
Bill Gallagher 020 7384 3246.
Electoral Roll Officer Fiona Parsons
Gift Aid Secretary
John Barker 020 8571 0737
Clarion Editor
Verena Tschudin 020 7351 1263
Readers & Intercessors Rota
Mary Meeson (call Parish Office)
Reading at St Cuthbert's
and St Matthias’ School
Sheila Gibbs 020 8788 9744
Social Secretary
Margarete Geier 020 7373 1639
Sunday School Parish Office
Contributions for the October Clarion
should be sent to the Parish Office by 26
September 2016
The PCC of St. Mary with St Peter & St. Jude, West
Brompton is a Registered Charity, No 1133073